Search form

There's a certain pattern, a tried-and-tested logic to organising a tour.

Dates thread through the UK, passing some of the important cities, the touchstones which tastemakers have deemed important. Sadly, though, this approach ignores the rest of us.

The Satellite Tour aims to re-dress the balance, grabbing three new acts for an old fashioned package tour. Tickets will be kept at a recession-busting £4 - that's FOUR POUNDS - and you'll be able to soak up music from Fred Page, Eliza And The Bear and Sons & Lovers.

With the tour set to open later this month, Clash invited Fred Page, James Kellegher (Eliza And The Bear) and Tom Lillywhite (Sons And Lovers) to take charge of our latest singles column.

Eliza And The Bear - I like that massive guitar sound - who were the band that did that 'Hang Me Out To Dry'?Sons & Lovers - Cold War Kids.Eliza And The Bear - That's the one. It’s quite Cold War Kids. A bit more rock n roll than them.Fred Page - It's cool that its structure is different - it’s not verse-chorus-verse-chorus.Eliza And The Bear - It's got a nice groove when it starts out, but it's not long enough. Could definitely build into something more.Fred Page - I like it.

Eliza And The Bear - I'd say Kendrick (Lamar) outshines Pusha T on that.Sons & Lovers - Definitely when he comes in.Fred Page - I really like it.Eliza And The Bear - I think Pusha T has been listening to too much Kanye, though.Sons & Lovers - Really like those little drops he did before Kendrick came in.

Eliza And The Bear - It’s got under 1000 views on YouTube so you know they’re going to be reading this.Sons & Lovers - Very Radiohead.Fred Page - It's quite a 90s sounding track.Sons & Lovers - I'd probably listen to this at home.Eliza And The Bear - The vocals remind me a lot of Smashing Pumpkins.Fred Page - I prefer the verse to the chorus. Not that I don’t like the verse.Sons & Lovers - It's cool. I like it.